James White, Author at Alpha and Omega Ministries

Did Francis J. Beckwith Ever Leave the Tiber? (Part 3)

James White, August 18, 2010, Roman Catholicism

That Sola Scriptura Thing The most eye-opening portion of Return to Rome for me was Beckwith’s self-admission that he had never held to a serious, confessional, historically and biblically grounded doctrine of sola scriptura. As one who has defended this divine truth against leading Roman Catholic apologists for most of my adult life, I found the ease with which Frank

On Division and Harmony with Rome (Part II)

James White, August 17, 2010, Roman Catholicism

He further goes on to say that it was through his study of the church fathers and the development of liturgical traditions that liberated him with respect to his views on church tradition. He says a lot more than that, actually, that is highly problematic, and has been addressed by a number of folks since his conversion a few years

Did Francis J. Beckwith Ever Leave the Tiber? (Part 2)

James White, August 17, 2010, Roman Catholicism

Why Aren’t You A Catholic? Dr. Beckwith narrates a conversation he had with his niece. She asked him why he was not a Roman Catholic. His response was, I proceeded to tell my little niece that I had great respect for the pope and that I have learned much from the Church’s great thinkers, including Popes Benedict XVI and John

Monday Miscellaneous–From Detroit

James White, August 16, 2010, Misc

Settled in at my hotel in Detroit (found a Target, found Subway, have skim milk and Kashi cereal, as well as a good Internet connection—life is good). I think doing four live “Jesus or Muhammad” programs on ABN will be sufficient for the week (as well as speaking at the God and Culture Conference this weekend), so I don’t intend

Hebrews 8:1-6, PRBC AM Service, 8/15/2010

James White, August 16, 2010, Exegesis

Did Francis J. Beckwith Ever Leave the Tiber? (Part 1)

James White, August 16, 2010, Roman Catholicism

When I was first contacted about the reversion of Frank Beckwith, the then president of the Evangelical Theological Society, I immediately discussed the topic on my webcast, The Dividing Line. I held open the possibility that the report was premature, or in error, but, failing that, I immediately called for Dr. Beckwith’s resignation as the president of the Evangelical Theological

Upcoming Debates and Resources

James White, August 14, 2010, General Apologetics

Ever feel like time is speeding up on you, and you’ll never be ready for what’s coming? This Fall makes me feel that way! Please pray about my trip to Minneapolis in October, not only for the conference, but for my meeting with Bethany House Publishers. I desperately need to take a break from debating in the not too distant

In the Michigan Area? Join Us!

James White, August 14, 2010, Christian Worldview

Despite the fact that they used a ten year old picture that continues to float about the Internet (but looks nothing like me any longer), you can go here for information on next weekend’s God and Culture Conference in the Detroit area. I’m speaking three times, but there are others speaking as well, so plan on being with us! I’m

Tony Costa vs. Osama Abdullah

James White, August 13, 2010, Islam

Now, I would normally not link to anything featuring Osama Abdullah. I just do not believe he is a relevant apologist for Islam, and I think I demonstrated that a few years ago. But this debate took place on ABN using Skype, and I may be doing this in a little over a month, so I was interested in seeing

The Real Story of the Arrest of Nabeel, David, Paul and Negeen

James White, August 13, 2010, Islam

A lot of development has taken place over the past few weeks in the Acts 17/Dearborn situation, but with my traveling and the debates I have coming up, I haven’t had time to try to keep up here on the blog. But I knew that eventually the video of the “encounter” that was the original foundation of the action of

Teaching: The Forgotten Trinity, Discern Conference, Gospel Life Community Church, Santa Fe, NM, 8/12/2010

James White, August 13, 2010, Uncategorized

https://youtu.be/_ecgkxevoYI

A Caller-Driven DL

James White, August 12, 2010, The Dividing Line

Started off with some updates on what is coming up over the next few months (please pray for all the debates, and all the travel, and yes, we still need your help to make it all happen) then started taking calls…Skype calls and “regular” calls, even going a bit long. Topics were wide indeed, including a long call on apostasy,

Did Mohammad Have Assurance of His Salvation?

James White, August 11, 2010, Islam

Here is an interesting debate between Tony Costa and Bassam Zawadi on whether Mohammad had assurance of salvation. Obviously, for me, the key here is the grounds of salvation, and how this differs so fundamentally between Christianity and Islam. I posted these on my own site because what Tony possesses as a debater, he lacks as a geek. In fact,

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An Unbelievable Ride and Calls

James White, August 10, 2010, The Dividing Line

Did a review of four Unbelievable Radio programs to start off the program, discussing presuppositional apologetics, Victor Stenger, and a “liberal” who denied the resurrection of Christ (all programs I listened to this morning while on a 70 mile ride). You can listen to Justin’s program here, but since that airs in London, you can subscribe to the podcast as

On Division and Harmony with Rome (Part I)

James White, August 9, 2010, Roman Catholicism

With the advent of the Vatican II Council, there has been a greater focus on scriptural authority in the RCC. I have witnessed that first hand in some recent viewings of Catholic masses on EWTN. I actually was impressed with the amount of scripture being read and taught and found little that I disagreed with in the messages. Yet, I

Teaching: The Centrality of God in the Atonement (Hebrews 9:11-17), Grace Reformed Baptist Church, Merrick, NY, 8/8/2010

James White, August 8, 2010, Uncategorized

https://youtu.be/9ajBep_DloY

For a Brother Who Asked

James White, August 7, 2010, Exegesis

A brother asked me about a textual variant in 1 Samuel 6:19 right as I was packing up after I spoke at the Jeremiah Cry conference in Brooklyn this afternoon. I did not have time to get him the needed information, so, here it is! 1 Sam. 6:19—7:1. Disposal of the Ark of God.—V. 19. As the ark had brought

The Amazing Hubris of the Ruling Class Judiciary

James White, August 5, 2010, Christian Worldview

If you expected full disclosure and fairness from any of the media relating to yesterday’s outrageous “let’s call this judicial, but it is anything but” torrent of revolutionary cultural drivel from US District Judge Vaughn R. Walker, you need to wake up. How many of the reports you saw, read, or heard, noted this one little fact: The announcement did

More on the Depravity of Western Culture

James White, August 4, 2010, Christian Worldview

It’s a packing day…headed to New York for a weekend of ministry. I look forward to seeing the saints there, and I hope and pray my efforts will be useful to their edification. I almost wrote an article about the Proposition 8 case last night, but held off, knowing that it was most likely that a Federal Judge in San

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Apologetics Graphic T: Hetoimoi Aei Pros Apologian

James White, August 3, 2010, Misc

So I asked Carla Rolfe to come up with a design incorporating the key Greek text from 1 Peter 3:15, and she came up with this. I think it looks great. She blogged about it here, and you can get yours here. But make sure you have 1 Peter 3:15 memorized, in context, before wearing it!

God Centered vs. Man Centered

James White, August 3, 2010, The Dividing Line

Covered two primary texts on the program today, Hebrews 7:25 and James 2:14, but I did so in the context of recognizing the difference between a God-centered faith and a man-centered one. I drew illustrations from my debate with Robert Sungenis on the Mass that took place in Utah a number of years ago. An hour of biblical teaching, no

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Monday Miscellaneous

James White, August 2, 2010, Misc

First, the last lower res pic from my riding phone—a new phone (still cheap enough to be taken on rides) with a 5.1 megapixel camera arrives today. This is eastbound on CareFree Highway at 5:43am, not quite half way through a 62.11 mile ride (fellow cyclists will recognize the distance: 100km, a “metric century”). Very odd weather we are having

Tim Guthrie and False Witness

James White, July 30, 2010, Misc

As I have pointed out a number of times, the small cadre of Caner defenders seem to be drawn from the same circle of influence defined by Liberty University, Veritas Evangelical Seminary, etc. Yesterday on the Dividing Line I pointed out another connection that exists between one of the most emotional, vitriolic, and simply irrational of Ergun Caner’s defenders, Tim

Misstatements

James White, July 28, 2010, Misc

A discussion of the difference between even consistent misstatements over time, and lying. Hopefully some helpful thoughts.

Help Needed!

James White, July 28, 2010, Personal

I have really lined out an incredible schedule for myself this fall. Beginning next week I fly to New York twice in August, with a trip to Detroit sandwiched in between. I will be debating twice in New York, once with David Silverman, national representative of the American Atheists, and once with Christopher Ferrara, a Roman Catholic spokesperson and attorney.

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Continuation of the Slick/Sungenis Discussion

James White, July 27, 2010, The Dividing Line

Today we pressed on listening to Robert Sungenis illustrate “sola ecclesia” to the nth degree. You will note I mentioned waiting for the FedEx van to show up. Well, it did, just a few minutes after the program. It brought me a package that I knew was coming, but, I did not know, for certain anyway, what it contained. Some

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The Glorious Sonoran Desert

James White, July 26, 2010, Personal

Given that more information (important information) is about to come out about the Ergun Caner Scandal and resultant Great Evangelical Cover Up (specifically, the recording of Caner’s lecture to the US Marines has been obtained by the indefatigable Jason Smathers), I wanted to do something enjoyable real quick. Sadly, one of the pictures I took on my ride this morning

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Yet Another Reason to Get Up at 3:45am

James White, July 24, 2010, Personal

The heavens declare the glory of God. (Taken on my cheapie riding phone at the corner of Jomax Road and Westwing Parkway at 5:37am, over an hour into my ride. Total for the past two days: 100 miles, and that while fighting off a bug. I think I’ve discovered a miracle cure!).

Veritas Seminary and More on Rome

James White, July 22, 2010, The Dividing Line

Started off with a brief discussion about this amazing and sad story about the degradation of our culture. Then moved on to the Veritas “exoneration” of Ergun Caner, and then moved back to the Slick/Sungenis discussion, in particular, on the issue of tradition and Scripture.

The Ergun Caner Cover-Up: A Geisler Excuse Self-Implodes

James White, July 22, 2010, Misc

You will recall that Norman Geisler has taken the lead in the cover-up of the Ergun Caner scandal, seemingly intent upon protecting his fellow Veritas professor from the great Calvinistic conspiracy at all costs. A hand full of surface-level excuses have been offered by Geisler, all of which have been reviewed and found to lack much in the way of

Roger Beckwith’s Classic Work Back in Print

James White, July 22, 2010, General Apologetics

I am thankful I purchased this book back when it was initially in print from a major Christian publisher. It went out of print, and at one point a friend of the ministry even paid to have a special print run done, so valuable is the historical information contained therein. For anyone with an interest in the field of the

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